A WOMAN has been banned from keeping dogs after leaving her pets in squalor.

Saskia Manning’s living room was infested with fleas and insects and strewn with rubbish when her house was raided.

RSPCA Inspector Hannah Bryer, who visited Manning’s home in Ashton Close, north Hull, said: “Inside the premises, the smell of was pungent. My eyes began to water quickly after entering the living area of the bungalow.

Manning was convicted in her absence of failing to provide an appropriate living environment and failing to provide an adequate diet for the animals after a trial at Hull Magistrates’ Court.

She was given one day’s detention after District Judge Frederick Rutherford ruled she was likely to be suffering from a mental health condition and would not co-operate with a community punishment.

She was banned from keeping digs for ten years and was deprived of owning Holly and Millie.